Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Erin Elizabeth Gámez
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 5/1/2024

Number of Bills: 47

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (30):
HB 1310 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 04/20/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding.

HB 1538 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 03/16/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to parking privileges for disabled veterans.

HB 1562 Author: Gamez | Ortega | Longoria | Guerra
Last Action: 03/03/2023 H Referred to Health Care Reform, Select: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption: Relating to a border public health initiative developed by the Department of State Health Services.

HB 1904 Author: Gamez | Lopez, Janie | Plesa | Campos
Last Action: 03/08/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a border county mental health task force.

HB 2058 Author: Gamez | Plesa | Garcia
Last Action: 05/16/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a skilled labor task force by certain local workforce development boards.

HB 2282 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 04/24/2023 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities and counties and the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.

HB 2598 Author: Gamez | Plesa
Last Action: 05/05/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a workplace soft skills training pilot program.

HB 2902 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 05/05/2023 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to a statement on a temporary tag warning against unauthorized reproduction, purchase, use, or sale of the tag.

HB 3125 Author: Gamez
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/11/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on authorized emergency vehicles.

HB 3126 Author: Gamez
Sponsor: Alvarado
Last Action: 06/11/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the definitions of "pass" and "passing" used in reference to a vehicle.

HB 3148 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 04/26/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a vehicle storage facility operator's possessory lien on a vehicle and the vehicle's cargo, contents, and other personal property.

HB 3274 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 05/03/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to human operators of automated motor vehicles.

HB 3378 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 03/15/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption: Relating to the promotion of breast-feeding and the prohibition against interference with or restriction of the right to breast-feed; creating a civil action.

HB 3382 Author: Gamez | Ortega
Last Action: 03/15/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption: Relating to public health laboratory testing capabilities in certain counties.

HB 3815 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 03/20/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption: Relating to the contents of a report on the regional allocation of mental health beds.

HB 4840 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Relating to prohibited provisions in a settlement agreement between a governmental agency and employee regarding a claim or complaint involving sexual assault or certain unlawful conduct based on sex.

HB 4967 Author: Gamez | Bhojani
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Relating to public school accountability, including assessment of academic skills, performance standards and sanctions, and public high school graduation requirements.

HB 4973 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to Community Safety, Select: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Relating to federal firearm reporting for a person who has been released from an emergency detention.

HB 5014 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Autism Medicaid Services Program Advisory Council to evaluate the provision of applied behavior analysis services under Medicaid.

HB 5020 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 03/23/2023 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Autism Medicaid Services Program Advisory Committee to evaluate the provision of applied behavior analysis services under Medicaid.

HR 563 Author: Gamez | Garcia | Lopez, Janie
Last Action: 03/20/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 20 2023 6:05PM
Caption: Commending Veteran Females United for its exceptional support to the military community.

HR 883 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 04/13/2023 H Reported enrolled: Apr 13 2023 12:33PM
Caption: Honoring Trey Mendez for his outstanding record of public service.

HR 884 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 04/13/2023 H Reported enrolled: Apr 13 2023 12:35PM
Caption: Congratulating Helen Ramirez on her appointment as city manager of Brownsville.

HR 898 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 04/11/2023 H Reported enrolled: Apr 11 2023 2:24PM
Caption: Congratulating Gloria I. Chavez on her appointment as U.S. Border Patrol chief of the Rio Grande Valley Sector.

HR 1217 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 04/26/2023 H Reported enrolled: Apr 26 2023 8:56AM
Caption: Congratulating Las Ramblas in Brownsville on its selection as a finalist for a 2023 James Beard Award in the Outstanding Bar category.

HR 1708 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 05/25/2023 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2023 9:22PM
Caption: Congratulating Manuel M. Vela on his service as president and chief executive officer of Valley Baptist Health System.

HR 2021 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 05/25/2023 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2023 9:08PM
Caption: Commemorating the 70th anniversary of Good Neighbor Settlement House.

HR 2095 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 05/30/2023 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2023 3:38PM
Caption: Recognizing the eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization for its contributions to Brownsville and the Rio Grande Valley.

HR 2096 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 05/30/2023 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2023 3:38PM
Caption: Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Camille Lightner Playhouse in Brownsville.

HR 2098 Author: Gamez
Last Action: 05/30/2023 H Reported enrolled: May 30 2023 3:06PM
Caption: Recognizing May 21 through 27, 2023, as National PEO Week.

Joint Author (17):
HB 96 Author: González, Mary | Guillen | Gamez | Lopez, Janie | VanDeaver
Last Action: 05/15/2023 S Referred to Border Security
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records.

HB 115 Author: Ortega | Patterson | Harless | Johnson, Ann | Gamez
Last Action: 04/26/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the offense of public consumption of alcoholic beverages during certain hours.

HB 166 Author: González, Mary | VanDeaver | Harris, Caroline | Gamez | Moody
Last Action: 04/18/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain public school students with disabilities.

HB 628 Author: Harris, Cody | Gamez
Sponsor: Nichols
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to issuance of specialty license plates to honor fallen law enforcement officers.

HB 1503 Author: González, Mary | Landgraf | Walle | Morales, Eddie | Gamez
Last Action: 05/01/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the elimination of illegally disposed of scrap tires.

HB 1633 Author: Ortega | Raney | Lopez, Ray | Gamez
Sponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to certain offenses regarding parking privileges of veterans with disabilities.

HB 2144 Author: Plesa | Hernandez | Gamez
Last Action: 05/03/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle in a parking space designated as an electric vehicle charging station.

HB 2171 Author: Guerra | Muñoz, Jr. | Gamez | Longoria | Canales
Last Action: 05/16/2023 S Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Pres
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Center for Rural Health Education at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

HB 2283 Author: Martinez | Gamez | Canales
Last Action: 05/04/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the notification of a peace officer through an indication associated with vehicle registration that the vehicle owner may be transporting a person with a disability.

HB 2872 Author: González, Mary | Gamez | Plesa
Last Action: 04/26/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain criminal offenses involving wage theft.

HB 3278 Author: Price | Rogers | Gamez | Kacal | Ashby
Sponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 06/11/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas.

HB 3341 Author: Johnson, Ann | Gamez | Moody | Frazier
Last Action: 05/01/2023 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain offenses committed when younger than 25 years of age.

HB 3483 Author: Turner | Lopez, Janie | Garcia | Gamez
Last Action: 05/09/2023 S Referred to Vet Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans benefits and services poster in the workplace.

HB 3522 Author: González, Mary | Guillen | Murr | Lopez, Janie | Gamez
Last Action: 05/05/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance from the economically distressed areas account that is not required to be repaid.

HB 3523 Author: González, Mary | Guillen | Murr | Lopez, Janie | Gamez
Last Action: 05/05/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to limitations on the issuance of bonds by the Texas Water Development Board for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.

HB 4108 Author: Guillen | Gamez
Last Action: 05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to subdivision plat requirements.

HB 4742 Author: Lopez, Janie | Longoria | Kitzman | Guerra | Gamez
Sponsor: LaMantia
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of issues faced by communities with artificial drainage systems.

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